Tie-hook



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TIE HOOK.

Patented Sept 5. ,WV 5 W W NiTE TATES ArnNr union.

DAWVALT FISHER WEISS, OF BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,992, datedSeptember 10, 1895.

Application filed January 19, 1895- Serial No, 535,535. (No d l) To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAWALT FISHER WEISS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomsburg, in the county ofColumbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulTie-Hook, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates the production of a device which will becapable of more effectively tying cords or ropes, and it is adapted foruse in connection with bags, hammocks, tents, or halters, or, indeed,for any device which embodies a cord or rope that is to be tied at anytime.

The class to which my'invention is related is that wherein alength ofwire is bent to form a loop for permanent attachment to one end of thecord, and to form coils or similar portions between which the free endof the cord may be passed and by these means connected thereto. Myinvention embodies this broad principle, and also certain features ofconstruction, all of which will be fully described hereinafter, andfinally embodied in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the tieconstructed after the manner of my invention; Fig. 2, a similar viewshowing a slight modification'in the formation of the coils; Fig. 3,aview illustrating one method of operating the tie; Fig. 4, a viewillustrating a second method of operating the tie.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, the tie is constructed of an integralpiece of wire of the necessary gage and bent into the requisite form.This form comprises the eye 1, formed at one end of the wire. Directlybelow the eye 1 the coil 2 is formed, and this coil is a complete circleand comprises that portion of the wire which lies between the dottedlines a and Z). From the dotted line b the wire continues in a circulardirection, to form the coil 3, which is also a complete circle, andwhich comprises that portion of the wire lying between the dotted linesb and c. The lower portion of the coil 3 extends directly under thelower portion of the coil 2, from which point the wire composing thecoil 3 proceeds upwardly and on the side of the eye 1, which side isopposite the side occupied by the upper terminal of the coil 2.

The dotted line 0 is located at the upper portion of the two coils 2 and3, and from this point the wire continues to form an extension 4,running parallel with the beginning of the coil 2 or that portion whichis directly adj acent to the eye 1. This extension proceeds to the lowerportion of the coils 2 and 3, where it is bent diagonally to form theopen hook 5, which open hook is located to one side of the perpendicularline of the tie, and which projects upwardly and outwardly at an angleof about forty-five degrees from a base-line.

The form of hook illustrated by Fig. 2 differs from that of Fig. 1 inthe following particulars: The lower portion of the coil 2, instead ofpassing over the corresponding portion of the coil 3, passes under thesame.

Also, the hook 5 is located directly below the eye 1 or on theperpendicular line of the device, and projects in the line of thebase-line, as distinguished from extending diagonally therefrom. Thesechanges in the tie are changes of form merely, and have no relation tothe substance of the device, as will be apparent.

Figs. 3 and 4: illustrate the method of using the tie; and referring toFig. 3, the tie here shown is that adapted for use in connection withtent, hammock, and halter ropes, and in this connection the rope or cord6 is first fastened midway or between its ends to the eye 1, and theconnection with the tie proper is effected by first passing the cordinto the space left between the upper end or terminal of the wirecomposing the coil2 and the point on the Wire designated by the letterI), after which the cord is passed downwardly and into the hook 5. Fromthe hook 5 the cord extends away to compose the remaining end of thecord, as will be understood. It will be observed that this arrangementof the cord will result in leaving a loop in the cord, which is effectedto make the same longer or shorter, as the conditions may require. Thus,in tent- Work the tension of the tent or guy ropes may be regulated andsecured by varying the size of this loop, all of which is wellunderstood in the art and will require no further description.

The tie of Fig. 4 is particularly adapted for bags, hay, or fodder, andin this case the cord is passed first through the hook 5, thence upbetween the point on the wire designated by the numeral d and the upperportion of the wire composing the coil 2, after which it is passed backthrough the hook 5, as will be readily understood by reference to thedrawwas.

By means of my invention the cord or rope is held immovably in place,and the disconnection thereof made an impossibility. It may bemanipulated quickly and readily, and will not become accidentallydetached when once secured. The modified form of Fig. 2 may be used asillustrated by Figs. 3 and 4, as Well as the form of Fig. 1. Hence, noadditional description of this part is necessary.

Having described the invention, I claim- A tie hook composed of anintegral piece of wire bent to comprise an eye 1, a coil 2 formeddirectly adjacent to the eye, a coil 3 directly contiguous to the coil2, and a hook 5 formed at the remaining terminal of the wire anddirectly contiguous to the coil 3, one of the coils being passed atits'lower side under the corresponding side of the remaining coil; sothat one-half of the first coil will lie on one side of the remainingcoil and the other half on the opposite of the remaining coil,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in 0 the presence of two witnesses.

DAVVALT FISHER WEISS.

Witnesses:

T. J. VANELUSLIOE, FREEZE QUICK.

